Professional Technical Business and Scientific Writing

A program that focuses on professional, technical, business, and scientific writing; and that prepares individuals for academic positions or for professional careers as writers, editors, researchers, and related careers in business, government, non-profits, and the professions. Includes instruction in theories of rhetoric, writing, and digital literacy; document design, production, and management; visual rhetoric and multimedia composition; documentation development; usability testing; web writing; and publishing in print and electronic media.

Degree Statistics

This program is offered at 162 institutions across the United States, with a total of 10120 degrees awarded annually.

Certificates Below Bachelor's

1,561

certificates awarded

Associate Degrees

degrees awarded

Bachelor's Degrees

677

degrees awarded

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

198

certificates awarded

Master's Degrees

377

degrees awarded

Doctoral Degrees

degrees awarded

Other Awards

7,257

awards given

Top Schools for Professional Technical Business and Scientific Writing

These institutions offer the most degrees in this program, ranked by total annual completions.

Rank	Institution	Degrees
1	Chattahoochee Technical College Marietta, GA	2,856
2	Southern Crescent Technical College Griffin, GA	1,736
3	Grand Canyon University Phoenix, AZ	216
4	Southern New Hampshire University Manchester, NH	186
5	Arizona State University Digital Immersion Scottsdale, AZ	174
6	Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD	171
7	Columbus Technical College Columbus, GA	156
8	Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX	143
9	Lanier Technical College Gainesville, GA	132
10	Central Georgia Technical College Warner Robins, GA	132
11	East Carolina University Greenville, NC	132
12	James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA	123
13	University of Arkansas at Little Rock Little Rock, AR	123
14	Bowling Green State University-Main Campus Bowling Green, OH	120
15	Savannah College of Art and Design Savannah, GA	114
16	Georgia Northwestern Technical College Rome, GA	112
17	Miami University-Oxford Oxford, OH	111
18	Missouri State University-Springfield Springfield, MO	111
19	Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, GA	111
20	Washington State University Pullman, WA	100
21	Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Kutztown, PA	99
22	Middle Georgia State University Macon, GA	93
23	Liberty University Lynchburg, VA	90
24	University of South Florida Tampa, FL	81
25	Baylor University Waco, TX	78
26	Missouri University of Science and Technology Rolla, MO	75
27	Michigan State University East Lansing, MI	75
28	Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA	66
29	University of Rhode Island Kingston, RI	63
30	Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN	60
31	University of Houston-Downtown Houston, TX	60
32	Iowa State University Ames, IA	57
33	University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati, OH	57
34	Boise State University Boise, ID	55
35	University of Arizona Tucson, AZ	53
36	University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA	52
37	Utah Tech University Saint George, UT	47
38	University of Wisconsin-Stout Menomonie, WI	45
39	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA	44
40	Western Colorado University Gunnison, CO	44
41	Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ	42
42	Utah Valley University Orem, UT	40
43	University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst, MA	40
44	College of DuPage Glen Ellyn, IL	36
45	Metropolitan State University Saint Paul, MN	36
46	Saginaw Valley State University University Center, MI	33
47	University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Whitewater, WI	33
48	North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC	33
49	Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ	33
50	University of Alabama in Huntsville Huntsville, AL	33
51	Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Slippery Rock, PA	32
52	University of Missouri-St Louis Saint Louis, MO	30
53	Weber State University Ogden, UT	30
54	Austin Community College District Austin, TX	30
55	Ferris State University Big Rapids, MI	29
56	Georgia Piedmont Technical College Clarkston, GA	28
57	University of Alaska Anchorage Anchorage, AK	28
58	Stark State College North Canton, OH	27
59	Fox Valley Technical College Appleton, WI	27
60	University of Kentucky Lexington, KY	27
61	Towson University Towson, MD	27
62	Texas State University San Marcos, TX	27
63	York College of Pennsylvania York, PA	27
64	New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ	27
65	Sam Houston State University Huntsville, TX	24
66	University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth North Dartmouth, MA	24
67	East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania East Stroudsburg, PA	22
68	Oakland University Rochester Hills, MI	21
69	Park University Parkville, MO	21
70	Bridgewater College Bridgewater, VA	21
71	University of Idaho Moscow, ID	21
72	CUNY New York City College of Technology Brooklyn, NY	21
73	University of Central Florida Orlando, FL	21
74	University of Colorado Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, CO	21
75	Youngstown State University Youngstown, OH	21
76	University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT	20
77	Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL	20
78	Southern Utah University Cedar City, UT	20
79	University of North Texas Denton, TX	18
80	State University of New York at Cortland Cortland, NY	18
81	Chatham University Pittsburgh, PA	18
82	Auburn University Auburn, AL	18
83	University of St Thomas Saint Paul, MN	18
84	Eastern Washington University Cheney, WA	18
85	University of Arkansas-Fort Smith Fort Smith, AR	18
86	Elon University Elon, NC	18
87	Portland State University Portland, OR	18
88	Washtenaw Community College Ann Arbor, MI	18
89	North Dakota State University-Main Campus Fargo, ND	16
90	Sinclair Community College Dayton, OH	16
91	Montgomery College Rockville, MD	16
92	Maryville College Maryville, TN	15
93	Taylor University Upland, IN	15
94	Excelsior University Albany, NY	15
95	Juniata College Huntingdon, PA	15
96	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks Reading, PA	15
97	Northern Virginia Community College Annandale, VA	15
98	Utah State University Logan, UT	12
99	King's College Wilkes-Barre, PA	12
100	Cedarville University Cedarville, OH	12